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Esther Ruth Thomas 1907–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1907

Birth Location: Corning, Quincy Twp, Adams County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1992

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: "Ed" Thomas

Mother: Janla Thomas

Spouse(s): Carl Pridgen

Children(s): Edna Pridgen

Esther Ruth Thomas was born in 1907 in Corning, Quincy Twp, Adams County, Iowa, USA, the child of Ed Edwin Howard Thomas And Janla Millie Zoula Hardesty Burns Thomas. In 1910, Esther Ruth Thomas resided in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Esther Ruth Thomas resided in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA. Esther Ruth Thomas married Carl Snyder Pridgen, and had children including Dean Pridgen, Donald Pridgen, Edna Ann Pridgen. Esther Ruth Thomas passed away in 1992 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Esther Ruth Thomas was born in 1907 in Corning, Quincy Twp, Adams County, Iowa, USA, the child of Ed Edwin Howard Thomas And Janla Millie Zoula Hardesty Burns Thomas.
  • In 1910, Esther Ruth Thomas resided in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Esther Ruth Thomas resided in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA.
  • Esther Ruth Thomas married Carl Snyder Pridgen, and had children including Dean Pridgen, Donald Pridgen, Edna Ann Pridgen.
  • Esther Ruth Thomas passed away in 1992 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

"Ed" Thomas
1870–1954
Birth Location: Circleville, Tazwell County, IL, USA
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Janla Thomas
1873–1959
Birth Location: Carbon, Adams County, Iowa, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Carl Pridgen
1910–1969
Birth Location: Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri, United States of America
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Children(s)

Edna Pridgen
1933–2000
Birth Location: Corning, Adams County, Iowa, United States of America
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Esther Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Esther Thomas
1907–1992
Birth Place: Corning, Quincy Twp, Adams County, Iowa, USA
Parents
"Ed" Edwin Howard Thomas
1870–1954
Circleville, Tazwell County, IL, USA
Janla (Millie "Zoula" Hardesty Burns) Thomas
1873–1959
Carbon, Adams County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
"Frank" (Francis Marion) Thomas
1844–1922
Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Miranda (Corintha) McFarland
1848–1918
Granger, Granger Township, Medina, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Thomas
1808–1850
Margaret Strong
1816–1860
Charles McFarland\McFarlin
1815–1866
"Elizabeth" Stevens
1810–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Thomas
1784–1846
Mary Butler
1787–1850
Cyrus Strong
1781–1849
Mary Linnaberry
1786–1823
Charles McFarlin
1777–1847
Irene Wilson
–1847
George STEVENS
–1850
Phebe McCloud
1786–1859

Esther Thomas's Descendants

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Esther (Ruth) Thomas (26 Oct 1907–14 Nov 1992) m. Carl (Snyder) Pridgen (3 January 1910–17 October 1969)
  1. 1. Edna (Ann) Pridgen 1933–2000

Esther Thomas's Timeline

9 Records

1907
26 Oct 1907
Birth of Esther Ruth Thomas in Corning, Quincy Twp, Adams County, Iowa, USA
Corning, Quincy Twp, Adams County, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Esther Ruth Thomas resided here in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Esther Ruth Thomas resided here in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 18
Esther Ruth Thomas resided here in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Esther Ruth Thomas resided here in Corning, Adams, Iowa, USA
Corning, Adams, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Esther Ruth Thomas resided here in Quincy, Adams, Iowa
Quincy, Adams, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 33
Esther Ruth Thomas resided here in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
Esther Ruth Thomas resided here in Missouri
Missouri
1992
14 Nov 1992
Age 85
Death of Esther Ruth Thomas in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Corning, Quincy Twp, Adams County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01136; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2-16
    [4] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T625_476; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 10
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Corning, Adams, Iowa; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340375
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374403
    [9] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Adams, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1374403

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa; Roll: T625_476; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Corning, Adams, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Corning, Adams, Iowa; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340375

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01136; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01136; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2-16

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Corning, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Higginsville, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1992
    Event Place: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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